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Who invested in Bloom Energy

5 rounds we have observed, with the 10 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Hardware & ElectronicsManufacturing

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$960Mraised across 5 rounds since 2008, from 6 sources

$450MGrowth$150MGrowth$100MGrowth$130MGrowth$130MGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $130MJan 2015
Biggest round
$450MGrowth · Jan 2008
Investors
10
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20082009201020112012201320142015
$450MGrowth$150MGrowth$100MGrowth$130MGrowth$130MGrowth
First round
Growth, $450M
Jan 2008
Biggest round
$450M
Growth · Jan 2008
Usual gap between rounds
21 months
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Jan 2015
  2. May 2013
    Growth$130M1 new

    Reported by finance.fortune.cnn.com

  3. Apr 2012
    Growth$100M1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Sept 2011
  5. Jan 2008

Founders and team

From Bloom Energy's own website: 10 on the team.

  • Aman JoshiChief Commercial Officer
  • Natalie SunderlandChief Marketing Officer
  • Satish ChitooriChief Operations Officer
  • Shawn SoderbergChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
  • Simon EdwardsChief Financial Officer
  • Sonja WilkersonChief People Officer
  • Aaron HooverHead of Business and Corporate Development
  • Carl CottuliHead of Development Engineering
  • James RothHead of Government Affairs and Policy
  • Karen MaxwellHead of Quality and Reliability

AdvisersJim CookPeter Gross

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

DAG VenturesVC firm2rounds
Mobius Venture CapitalGrowth equity2rounds
GSV CapitalInvestment firm2rounds
Apex Venture PartnersGrowth equity2rounds
Goldman SachsPrivate equity1round
Credit SuisseVC firm1round
Sunbridge PartnersVC firm1round
Advanced EquitiesPrivate equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Bloom Energy as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Presidio VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site
Enerdigm VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Open Field CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Kluz VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Bloom Energy

Who invested in Bloom Energy?

Bloom Energy's investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, New Enterprise Associates, DAG Ventures, Mobius Venture Capital and GSV Capital, and 5 more on record.

How much has Bloom Energy raised?

Bloom Energy has raised $960M across 5 rounds since 2008.

When did Bloom Energy last raise?

Bloom Energy's most recent round was a Growth of $130M in Jan 2015.

What was Bloom Energy's biggest round?

Bloom Energy's largest round on record is $450M (Growth), in Jan 2008.

Who backed Bloom Energy first?

Bloom Energy's first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

What stage is Bloom Energy at?

Bloom Energy's latest named round is a Growth, in Jan 2015.

Where is Bloom Energy based?

Bloom Energy is based in the United States.

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